Nerdalesca, aka Tessa Annells, is a 20-something apprentice chef, who writes as a hobby. She lives with her ex-boyfriend, now best friend, Rukusan, and the two share an eerily Jack and Meg White relationship dynamic where nobody really knows whether they are married or siblings, but either way they’re creeped out. Aside from a house, the two share a car, a dog, a big pile of bills, and a food blog where Tess keeps a record of her life as an apprentice chef.